Samsonite

Formula: Ag4MnSb2S6

Origin of name: after locality Samsome vein, Hartz Mountains, Germany

 

Crystal system: monoclinic

Crystal class: 2/m

Twinning:

Unit cell: a = 10.92 Å, b = 8.08 Å, c = 6.68 Å, b = 92.3°

 

Colour: steel-black

Diaphaneity: 

Luster: metallic

Habit: crystals prismatic

Hardness: 2.5

Specific gravity: 5.51

Cleavage: none

Tenacity: conchoidal, brittle

Streak: dark red

 

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